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Arthur Hayes said growing military expenditures and accelerating artificial intelligence infrastructure investment could create conditions that drive Bitcoin back toward $126,000 this year.

Cynthia Lummis promoted provisions in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 designed to protect blockchain developers while strengthening law enforcement oversight of digital asset markets.

Members of the US Congress are set to meet Tuesday to discuss cryptocurrency market structure legislation and the future regulatory framework for digital assets including Bitcoin.

Wells Fargo increased its exposure to Ethereum exchange-traded funds during the first quarter of 2026 while making mixed adjustments across its Bitcoin investment positions.

FalconX expanded its tokenised structured credit facility onto the Monad network, allowing institutional credit vault deposits to be used as collateral across decentralised finance applications.

CertiK said North Korea-linked hackers stole approximately $2.06 billion from crypto platforms in 2025, representing around 60% of the $3.4 billion lost across the sector during the year.

A group of Ethereum developers and wallet providers proposed a new “clear signing” standard designed to eliminate blind signing, a transaction approval process widely blamed for major crypto security losses.

Bermuda announced plans to transition parts of its payment and financial-services infrastructure onto the Stellar blockchain as part of a broader push toward becoming a “fully on-chain national economy.”

Payward entered a partnership with Franklin Templeton to develop tokenised financial products and expand blockchain-based investment infrastructure.

The UK imposed sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on 12 individuals and entities connected to Iran’s Zindashti network over allegations of crypto laundering and hostile activity linked to Tehran.

Brian Armstrong is expected to appear before the US Senate to support proposed cryptocurrency market structure legislation aimed at creating a formal regulatory framework for digital assets.

The US Treasury Department imposed new Iran-related sanctions targeting oil shipment networks and cryptocurrency infrastructure as part of its “Operation Economic Fury” crackdown.